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London, Apr 30: Pakistani-origin MP Sajid Javid was on Monday appointed U.K.’s new Home Secretary to replace Amber Rudd who resigned after admitting that she had “inadvertently misled” Parliament over the existence of deportation targets for immigrants. Mr. Javid, the son of a Pakistani bus driver whose family migrated to Britain in the 1960s, was promoted from his Cabinet post of Communities

Bhopal, Apr 30: Writing caste on the chest seems to be the new method of ‘categorisation’ of police recruits in Madhya Pradesh. Castes written on the chests of the new police constables during their medical examination the district hospital was reported from Dhar district, 60 km from Indore.Only after favourable medical test and character certification will these newly recruited constables undergo

Ahmednagar, Apr 29: Two workers of the Nationalist Congress Party or NCP were shot dead by three unidentified men in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district last evening, police said today. The incident comes less than three weeks after two local Shiv Sena leaders were killed in a similar manner in Ahmednagar. The NCP workers were standing near a main road in Jamkhed town, nearly 70 km from Ahmednagar

New Delhi, Apr 29: In a first, India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror exercise in September, which will also be joined by China and several other countries. The military exercise will take place under the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a China-dominated security grouping which is increasingly seen as a counterweight to NATO, officials said. They said the

New Delhi, Apr 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked youngsters to join the ‘Swachh Bharat Summer Internship 2008’ launched by his government and announced incentives, including credit point by the UGC, for participants, saying it is an opportunity for those who want to make a change in the society. In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ broadcast, Modi also pitched for water conservation, saying it

Jammu, Apr 29: The People's Democratic Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir will undertake a major reshuffle of the state cabinet, including induction of some new ministers, on April 30, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said tonight. "The oath ceremony will take place at 12 noon on April 30," Singh said. He said the list of the inductees is yet to be

Tripura, Apr 29: Continuing with his string of controversial comments, the Chief Minister of Tripura, Biplab Deb advised the educated youth in his state to "set up paanshops instead of running after political parties for several years to get government jobs and waste vital time of their life." A bank balance of Rs. 5 lakh would have been a reality by now for them, said Mr Deb. The chief minister

Tripura, Apr 29: Continuing with his string of controversial comments, the Chief Minister of Tripura, Biplab Deb advised the educated youth in his state to "set up paanshops instead of running after political parties for several years to get government jobs and waste vital time of their life." A bank balance of Rs. 5 lakh would have been a reality by now for them, said Mr Deb. The chief minister

New Delhi: In a shocking move, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government at the Centre has given the Red Fort, a 17th century monument built by Shah Jahan to 77-year-old Dalmia Bharat group for adaptation in a contract worth Rs 25 crore spanning five years. The Dalmia Bharat group won the contract by beating IndiGo Airlines and the GMR group in the race to bag one of the most prestigious

New Delhi, Apr 29: Drawing parallels between Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and his Puducherry counterpart Kiran Bedi, the Aam Aadmi Party today alleged that Governors and LGs across the country have been behaving as "BJP agents" ever since the Narendra Modi government came to power. The remarks by the AAP, which governs Delhi, came after Bedi directed authorities in Puducherry today to